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A growing array of techniques and technologies aims to reduce the supersized environmental footprint of commercial beef production.
by Joel Makower
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Manufacturers and retailers have the keys to unlocking a food system that regenerates rather than degrades nature, via circular design. The Big Food Redesign Challenge shows them how.
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In an increasingly complex nature reporting landscape, GRI raises the bar and aims to complement other frameworks.
by Theresa Lieb
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These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.
by Theresa Lieb
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How can satellite data and digitization help famers? Molly Brown has more than a few ideas.
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Technologies such as satellite rainforest monitoring, tree-planting drones and carbon credit trading software are a 'burgeoning market opportunity' for nature-based solutions, according to a new report.
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With climate change increasingly threatening food systems, building agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties.
by Dan Saladino
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Sponsored by CIBO Technologies: Crop models simulate conditions in the soil and plants on the computer to avoid errors in the real world and hedge farmers’ risks.
by Bruno Basso
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With only weeks to go until the election, Connecticut farmer Jenni Bass says she hopes voters see through what she describes as Trump’s empty attempts to appeal to farmers.
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'Tipping points go both ways,' says journalist Judith D. Schwartz. If we focus on the best possible outcomes, perhaps we can restore ecosystems.
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Aquaponics and other indoor ag systems rely on access to water and energy, not soil or seas. Siting them near existing distribution hubs or industrial parks makes plenty of sense.
by Jim Giles
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Soubeiran is the vice president of nature and water cycle at the French food giant. He shares the company's plans to move away from intensive farming practices in the pandemic era.
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There are gaps in coverage, but a new dashboard aggregates more than 170 indicators about food waste, greenhouse gas emissions and other key agricultural metrics.
by Jim Giles
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Plus, we chew on an idea to use on-demand delivery apps to help consumers understand the carbon impact of their meal choices.
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Feeding the world is an absolute imperative.
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Resource Renewal Institute's Fish in the Fields program provides a blueprint for building diversity and resiliency into conventional agricultural systems in California and beyond.
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The story that indoor farming could potentially produce dramatic environmental gains is largely fictional today, but innovators are working to bring truth to the tale in a not-so-distant future.
by Jim Giles
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Biodiversity crisis is gaining traction in the private sector but a big disparity still exists between knowledge and action on climate and biodiversity.
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But the broader agricultural world can learn much from how those operations use data.
by Karn Manhas
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With species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that efforts must be made to help migrating species adapt to their new habitats.
by Sonia Shah
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The applications being made possible by breakthroughs in machine learning, image recognition, analytics and sensors are profoundly practical.
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From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.
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As crop varieties disappear, boosting biodiversity becomes smart business.
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What will it take to support sustainable agriculture in the United States? A new generation, for starters.
by John Davies
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A new report shows how some companies and academic research labs are applying extrusion, 3D printing and cellular agriculture to produce meat alternatives.